[Football] Bad Boy Batty

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What the hell, Manchester City?
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They played so nervously, the three-dimensional pinball was almost broken, and Ramos had let 82 (Valverde) harass BBB several times.
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Shui Ye is very experienced and can tell who is the weak point at a glance. It is easier than expected. I thought it would be BBB playing tricks on 82, but it turned out to be the other way around.

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LOL, BBB is the weak point? He is just not in good shape, BBB always depends on his shape
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Is anyone in Manchester City in shape?
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u1s1, BBB has been a nervous wretch for many years. He has had this bad habit since he was born and has never been able to change it. His mental attributes are obviously quite high, but I don't know why he can't hold back when he is targeted.

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Is the Manchester City king a nervous wretch?
(Doraemon is shocked.jpg)

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Don't say BBB can't help but get angry when being targeted. If your opponent touches you, he will start to spit shit. And the guy from Manchester United next door, if there is someone who covets my ass every day, I will kill him.
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Neymar started to stick to the ball again. This season, when I watched Manchester City's games, I thought Guardiola had trained him well. Now in the final, his true colors are revealed.
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(I gave you a chance but you didn't use it.jpg)
Real Madrid spent the whole season without winning the King's Cup or La Liga. It was very turbulent. Zidane even changed the formation. Before the game, everyone thought Manchester City had it safe. What was the result?
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I can't say that Manchester City was nervous. I felt that they played very nervously, as if they were afraid of making mistakes.

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Of course, one wrong move will lead to a complete loss. If they lose this game, their season is over. Real Madrid has no worries. The Copa del Rey is gone, and La Liga has been won by Atletico Madrid. The only thing left is the Champions League, so they have to give it a try.

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[Picture-Bati dribbled the ball sideways and pushed Valverde away, trying to shoot but was blocked by Ramos]
[Picture-The ball went off the mark and flew into the stands]

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BBB, still a long way behind Kompany
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Don't criticize me, it's not easy for BBB to achieve this. Who still remembers him when he first came? As a citizen of the city, we swear to defend our little king to the death.
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He is still the little king. He is already 22 years old, which is the age for him to be a social animal in our place (laughing and crying)
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22 years old, he is a social animal in the workplace and a kid on the football field. He became famous a little early, but no one criticized him. Will you defend him to the death? He is Brazilian. Don't be too funny. And he doesn't let people say anything about his poor performance. Just watch the game and don't do the fan circle stuff.
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You are so high and mighty. You are a real football fan. You are not a fan club. You are amazing. You praise the players to the sky when they perform well and criticize them when they perform poorly. Looking at your reply records, you are really a keyboard warrior and a nitpicker.
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What are you arguing about? It's only the 33rd minute, halftime isn't over yet, and there's no goal yet. Don't be so anxious. The players on the field are trying their best, so we fans shouldn't lose our composure.
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If you keep making noise, the moderator will ban you.

……

The discussion in the forum was heated and the competition on the field also reached a white-hot stage. Batistuta's emotions were really aroused. Zidane's risky move paid off. Valverde's running and stirring in the front court really made it difficult for Manchester City to form an effective attack.

Of course, Ramos's command later on was indispensable, which also included the effect of Courtois' words to him before the start of the game.

"Don't be in a hurry! Don't be in a hurry! Find the rhythm, Batistuta." Guardiola was nervous, waving and shouting at the sidelines, "We have the advantage in numbers. Remember what I said, don't get caught up in a one-on-one fight! Relax!"

Screw you.

Batty shook his hands fiercely at the head coach and rolled his eyes at him. If it wasn't a formal match, he really wanted to shut him up.

"Don't worry, relax." He muttered in a weird voice imitating Guardiola's speech, "I'm not in a hurry, and I'm fucking relaxed. There's no need to play it on loop like a recorder."

Midfielder Rodri got the ball, he made a downward gesture, then passed it back to Stones, who then passed it to goalkeeper Ederson. This was to interrupt the opponent's rhythm by passing the ball back in the backcourt, while attracting their attention in the frontcourt, consuming the striker's physical strength, and widening the distance between the players.

Batty slowed down and ran back and forth while observing.

Real Madrid's defense line was moved forward a bit, Ramos and Varane were very close, and although the center was blocked, the space between them and the full-backs was suitable for playing the ball behind the back.

Neymar is on the wing near the center line, B Silva is a little forward, Batistuta is in a similar position, and De Bruyne is on the right. If the ball from the backcourt can pass through the midfield quickly and they start at the same time, the space behind Ramos and Varane will most likely be penetrated.

Thinking of this, Batty looked towards De Bruyne with his back to the defense, "Kevin——"

At this time, De Bruyne was conveying the message to B Silva and Walker on the same side.

Batistuta was a little anxious. Who knew when Real Madrid would realize the problem and fill the loopholes? If he didn't seize the opportunity in front of him, he would only watch it slip through his fingers.

"Kevin--" He called again in a low voice, this time with a little more urgency.

But the next second Batistuta was pleasantly surprised to find that De Bruyne was secretly gesturing to him, asking him to go up and find a position, so the message to B. Sivok was false, and the real purpose was to make preparations to open up the flanks.

"Stop running around! I almost lost your position!" Batty waved his hands in tacit understanding and cursed a few times, pretending that he was dissatisfied with his teammates' running routes. "No next time! No!"

At the same time, quietly pay attention to the offside line.

Ramos immediately became alert, Batistuta was quietly moving forward, deliberately lingering on the offside line. Although most forwards would do this, waiting for opportunities, paralyzing defenders, or attracting the attention of the defense, and there is a nearly 50% probability that they are bluffing, Ramos' experience and intuition told him that something was wrong.

"Rico! Birdie (nickname)! Rico!" Ramos reminded Valverde loudly, "Watch that kid!"

Valverde turned around and retreated to defend Batistuta.

'Come on! ! '

Batistuta cursed in his heart. Valverde had been causing him a lot of trouble since the first half.

Although he was only gradually accepted into the first team this season, the Uruguayan has shown nothing immature. Sometimes he can even foresee Batistuta's ideas in advance, which is closely related to the fact that he is also a winger.

Valverde kept his mission in mind. He mainly did the dirty work today, keeping close to Batistuta and creating trouble for his connection with the midfield.

Judging from Batty's disgusted expression, he completed his task quite well.

"You seem to be very unwelcome to me?" Valverde couldn't help but tease in a low voice.

what!
Batty glanced at him and sneered, "No one likes flies, and no one is afraid of flies."

"But no one can shake off a fly." Valverde accepted Batistuta's insult very generously. Looking at the direction of the midfield confrontation, he predicted Manchester City's passing route and blocked Batistuta's position in advance, then smiled, "Just like you can't get rid of me."

The plan will not be abandoned because of Real Madrid's vigilance.

The ball was passed, but Batistuta was stuck by Valverde and had to give up the pass. Neymar went to the middle and got the ball. Zinchenko came up, but Neymar did not pass the ball but continued to dribble on his own.

Casemiro didn't give him space, Neymar tried to shoot, but the ball was intercepted.

"Ney——"
"Over there, over there! Grab it!"
"Hey!!"

De Bruyne broke away from Modric's defense and stole the ball. He did not make any more passes, but because he failed to pass through the midfield quickly, Real Madrid's defense was in place.

The situation did not allow him to continue thinking. There was a space in front of him, which might disappear in 1 second. What should he choose?
De Bruyne chose to shoot directly.

[A shot! Ah——this shot, Courtois made a great contribution! Real Madrid's goalkeeper flew to block the shot and firmly guarded the team's goal! ]

[Let's look at the replay - Neymar led the team a bit too much, Militao didn't actually follow him, Casemiro knew him too well, and knew when he would kick and what he would do, but De Bruyne's counter-attack was really wonderful, and his shooting action was also chic and the angle was right. I can only say that Courtois played too well this time, and it would be difficult for others to save the shot. ]

The first half entered injury time and the score was still 0-0.
Manchester City completed 5 shots (mostly from Batistuta), and only De Bruyne's shot hit the frame.

Real Madrid has not had a shot yet.

But any discerning person can see that Manchester City's rhythm is very bad, and several attempts to correct the situation have been disrupted by Real Madrid. If this continues, it is only a matter of time before they enter Real Madrid's rhythm and the goal is breached.

"See, I was right." When the half-time whistle sounded, Valverde raised his eyebrows at Batistuta and turned back to the locker room.

Batistuta looked towards the player tunnel and made an annoyed grunt in his throat.

He is fed up with this guy.

……

The atmosphere in Manchester City's locker room was not good.

Batistuta had a sullen face and remained silent, obviously suppressing his anger. Neymar kicked him in the calf repeatedly, wanting to say something, but he obviously underestimated his opponent.

So the quarrel broke out.

"Are you afraid of losing the ball or something? Why do you keep dribbling?" Batty complained, shaking the clean jersey in his hand. "If you had passed the ball to me more, we could have scored at least one goal in the first half."

"I passed the ball to you." Neymar also had his reasons, "but you were busy competing with the No. 15 on the other side. Don't throw all the blame on me, Batistuta."

"So you mean it's my fault?" Batty's eyes widened.

"Yes, you can't handle the ball at all, Casemiro is also there, I can't take any risks." Neymar explained.

"I admit that I was entangled with that guy. Damn it, he ran back and forth like a pony." When mentioning Valverde, Batistuta showed an irritable expression again. He waved his hand and returned to the previous topic, "But I'm not the only one next to you."

"So you want me to reply?"

"No, that's not..." As the discussion about the passing route expanded, the argument spread to the entire locker room. It was obvious that everyone was angry about being suppressed in the first half.

In the end, it was Guardiola who settled the dispute.

"I thought we were back to three years ago. Grow up, gentlemen. Arguing won't solve any problems. Batistuta, I know you're upset, but this is the locker room. They are all your players. Your words and actions affect everyone all the time."

The head coach severely criticized his captain. Batistuta knew that he had done the wrong thing, so he forced himself to stand up and apologize to the locker room.

Guardiola soon brought the topic back to the pitch.

He believes that the tactics and personnel are correct, and they should continue to persevere. If Real Madrid wants to cut off their front, midfield and backcourt and consume their energy, then they can do it.

Manchester City has younger players and their lineup is well-coordinated, so Real Madrid is the one that is most afraid of being wasted.

They achieved their tactical goal in the first half and they will definitely not slow down in the second half. Guardiola speculated that Real Madrid would try their best to seize the opening opportunity of the second half. If they could score a goal, it would be a huge blow to Manchester City.

"Don't give them the chance to speed up. Control the small-scale pressing within the midline. Hold them back and use our advantages to control the situation. Make them run, and not just run, but run uselessly. Control the ball under your feet. Everyone, control!"

So what are Manchester City's advantages?
Short pass cooperation.

When the high pressure and fast break in the new tactics don't work, it means it's time to pick up the old stuff and return to the most primitive passing and control.

Don't you want to consume it?

Then try this.

……

Taking advantage of the last few minutes of halftime, Guardiola called his captain away. Although he was in a bad mood, the most important thing was the players on the field. He couldn't let Batistuta go back like this.

Batty certainly knew what the head coach meant.

"Don't worry, Pep, I'm not at the point where I need chicken soup," he said. "That No. 15 was annoying. It was my fault for giving him time. I promise I won't indulge in going against him again. He can't limit me anymore."

But what Batistuta didn't expect was that Guardiola didn't even mention Valverde.

"Your performance in the first half was not good, I think you should know that." The Catalan player commented mercilessly, "Your biggest problem is that you know where the problem is, you promised it, but you didn't do it."

Uh--

Yes.

Batistuta's mood became complicated. He couldn't understand what Guardiola meant. Was he going to replace him?

"Pep, I—"

Guardiola raised his hand to stop him, and his next sentence made his meaning clear.

"I'm a little disappointed," he said.

Batty's pupils shrank instantly.

This was the first time Guardiola had said he was 'disappointed'.

As we all know, the cosmic explosion is very strange, but if you observe more carefully, you will find that the emotions spinning rapidly in Batti's eyes are not much worse than the explosion.

"Pep..." Batistuta looked at the head coach, his gaze moving downwards little by little.

"I'm not going to lie to you, I was disappointed with you in the first half," Guardiola repeated. "But you know who else was disappointed, your godfather."

All!

Batistuta raised his head quickly and his eyes met those of the head coach.

"My godfather—"

"He cares about you and the game," Guardiola said. "He called me before the game and sounded very sorry and relieved. He was relieved because he believed you had the ability to win the game, but he was sorry that he couldn't be there to watch the game in person because of a stupid curse."

It's a curse.

Batty knew that.

As long as his godfather was there to watch the game, there was a 99% chance that they would lose the game. Many fans made fun of this, but Edmundo took it seriously.

Batti's eyes were a little vague, but only for a moment, and soon they gathered together and became firm again.

No, it's more determined.

"Whether he believes in that curse or not, it represents his good expectations for you, doesn't it?" Guardiola said. "Now, Batistuta, tell me, when you return to the court in three minutes, what will you do?"

……

How to do it?
The Godfather believes in him and believes that he can bring Manchester City a unbeaten season, so he will achieve a unbeaten season.

There's nothing difficult about it.

You are the fucking king. You have done it before, beating the entire defense and dribbling past 6 players to score a goal. You have blown everyone's minds. They can't believe it. They say you are the king and pray to you.

Now it's just a matter of adjusting the status.

no big deal.

He will win.
Manchester City will win.

It's nothing.

"Vamos!"

Batty cursed in his heart to encourage himself. He stared at the cheering stands in the distance, pinched his finger bones, and stepped onto the court with firm steps.

Courtois happened to come out of the locker room and saw Batistuta from a distance. He followed him with a few big strides and then touched Batistuta's head with his gloved hand.

"Fantasizing? Daydreaming is not a good idea at this time." The Belgian goalkeeper quipped, "What did you dream about?"

dream?

Batistuta sneered and turned to look at Courtois with a smile.

“It wasn’t a dream, Tebow,” he said. “I saw us win the championship.”

(End of this chapter)